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Comment Re:1 Question (Score 1) 226

I work construction in canada, and while we use Imperial most of the time, I actually find it a relief when we work a government job, and get to work metric. on a metric tape, you've only got mils, and they're way closer together than 32nds.

most of the time you're only working to the half a cent anyway, and you do way less low level math.

(and the code's written in metric here, so it's a bit easier to get things spot on code)

Comment Re:I'd rather have 4/36 (Score 1) 1055

I would say that opinion of canadian taxes is a bit misguided.

yes, when you work overtime the portion of taxes coming off your cheque is higher, but you get most of that tax back when you file your return. (unless you work overtime all the time, and that's just the way it goes with a progressive income tax, you'd see the same increase in taxes if you worked straight time, but got an increased pay rate)

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E-Voting Undermines Public Confidence In Elections 155

Jeremiah Cornelius writes "Techdirt columnist, Timothy Lee, hit the metaphoric nail on the head, claiming that e-Voting undermines the public perception of election fairness - even when there is no evidence of wrongdoing. 'In a well-designed voting system, voters shouldn't have to take anyone's actions on faith. The entire process should be simple and transparent, so that anyone can observe it and verify that it was carried out correctly. The complexity and opacity of e-voting machines makes effective public scrutiny impossible, and so it's a bad idea even in the absence of specific evidence of wrongdoing.' Add to this the possibility technical faults, conflicts of interest and evidence of tampering, how long before the US vote is viewed as an electronic pantomime?"

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